Payroll & Benefits Specialist

If you're passionate about payroll and enjoy turning numbers into accuracy, trust, and a smooth employee experience, this is your chance to join Goldair Handling as a Payroll & Benefits Specialist .

Goldair Handling is one of the leading ground handling companies in South-East Europe, recognized for its commitment to operational excellence, safety, and innovation.

As our company continues to grow, we are looking for a payroll professional with a keen eye for detail to help ensure that the payroll process remains accurate and compliant, and runs smoothly for our employees across the network.

🌟 About the Role

The Payroll & Benefits Specialist will support the end-to-end payroll process — from validating monthly inputs to reconciliations and reporting — so that every employee is paid accurately and on time, and payroll data stays reliable and confidential across our systems.

You will also be a point of contact for employees on payroll and benefits questions, and will help us keep improving our payroll processes, controls, and systems.

🧭 Key Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable labor, tax, and social security legislation and company policy
• Collect, review, and validate monthly payroll inputs — working time, absences, overtime, allowances, benefits, and other payroll-related data
• Perform payroll checks and reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and support the resolution of payroll-related issues
• Monitor time & attendance data and working schedules, including shift work, overtime, night work, Sundays, and public holidays, ensuring accurate payroll processing
• Prepare and analyze payroll, headcount, labor cost, and other workforce-related reports to support recurring reporting, planning, forecasting, and business requirements
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date payroll and employee data across relevant HR systems, ensuring data quality, consistency, and confidentiality
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll, benefits, attendance, and related matters in a timely and professional manner
• Collaborate with internal and/or external stakeholders to collect, validate, and provide reliable payroll and workforce information
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of payroll processes, controls, reporting, and systems, identifying opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and automation

🎓 Qualifications & Experience

• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in payroll
• Strong hands-on knowledge of the end-to-end payroll cycle
• Very good knowledge of Greek labor, tax, and social security legislation related to payroll
• Experience in payroll processing within a shift-based working environment will be highly valued
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to work confidently with payroll and workforce data
• Proficient in MS Office applications, especially Excel
• Very good written and verbal communication skills in Greek and English
• Hands-on experience working with EpsilonNet SCAN HRMS is a plus

💡 What You’ll Bring

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and data quality
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to work effectively under strict payroll deadline
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Professionalism and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information

🎁 What We Offer

• Competitive remuneration package
• Genuine career growth — 97% of our administrative and operational roles are filled through internal transfers
• OASA Card or Fuel Card, plus exclusive discounts at partner stores
• Wellbeing initiatives and recognition for outstanding performance
• A true open-door culture, where your ideas and suggestions are heard and acted on
• The stability and reach of one of the leading ground handling companies in Greece and South-East Europe

• ✈️ Why Join Goldair Handling
• At Goldair Handling, we believe that our people are our strength.
• You will join a dynamic HR team that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous learning.
• We offer an environment where new ideas are welcomed and where your work will directly shape how we support and serve our employees.
• 🚀 Ready to take off with us?
• If you're detail-driven and enjoy being the person people rely on to get payroll right, we'd love to hear from you.
• 👉 Apply now and become part of Goldair Handling's success story!
• All applications will be treated in strict confidentiality.